In Episode 5, Eric Pfeiffer, Founder and Senior Consultant of MPWR Coaching and Collegiate Soccer Player, talks with Phil about emotional intelligence, dealing with insecurities, self-love, permission to fail, the journey of growth, and conflict resolution. Specifically, he discusses: His story and how his experience playing soccer intersects with other areas of his life and leadership (2:05) Emotional intelligence and why it is critical to success in soccer and leading others in any area of life (6:16) How...
In Episode 5, Eric Pfeiffer, Founder and Senior Consultant of MPWR Coaching and Collegiate Soccer Player, talks with Phil about emotional intelligence, dealing with insecurities, self-love, permission to fail, the journey of growth, and conflict resolution. Specifically, he discusses:
- His story and how his experience playing soccer intersects with other areas of his life and leadership (2:05)
- Emotional intelligence and why it is critical to success in soccer and leading others in any area of life (6:16)
- How coaching sports organizations is the same as coaching any other organizations (8:27)
- Insecurities, how they affect us in soccer and other areas of life, and how we can overcome them in sport and life (12:41)
- How self-love is different from narcissism and why the distinction is important to understand (17:46)
- Permission to fail and why it's necessary to learn how to embrace failure and fail forward (21:01)
- How insecurities and emotional unintelligence manifest themselves in our lives (and on the soccer pitch) and why overcoming them is essential to flourishing in life (23:59)
- The journey of growth and phases of development for anything worth doing (28:58)
- Creating a culture that celebrates healthy failure (29:07)
- What soccer teaches us about conflict resolution and how we can work through conflict together in a healthy way (40:49)
- How he uses the lessons he learned from soccer in his marriage and parenting (47:19)
- His recommendation of a book that impacted his thinking of the intersection of soccer, life, and leadership (52:14)
Resources and Links from this Episode
Audio with subtitles available on our YouTube channel (video not available due to technical difficulties)
MPWR Coaching website – https://www.mpwrcoaching.com
Eric Pfeiffer on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-pfeiffer-53964b173/
How Soccer Explains Leadership Facebook Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/howsoccerexplainsleadership
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